Laxatives are generally safe to help with constipation, but they should never be used for weight loss. They’re not only unsafe but also ineffective. Water loss, not weight loss If someone tells you they’ve lost “several pounds” over the past week from taking laxatives, they may be telling the truth. But what they don’t know … Continue reading Why Laxatives Aren’t Safe for Weight Loss
Walking is one of the easiest, cheapest and safest forms of exercise, but it’s often overlooked in terms of benefits. Many men don’t realize that walking can burn a significant number of calories as long as it’s done at a brisk pace. If you’ve been thinking you need to be sprinting or lifting to get … Continue reading Can You Really Lose Weight by Walking?
You’ve been eating healthy and exercising to lose weight, but are you getting enough sleep? There’s new evidence that disrupted sleep or an insufficient amount of sleep can impede your efforts to lose weight. The research The researchers looked at the data from nearly 2,000 men and women over the course of 12 months. The … Continue reading Research: Weight Loss Efforts Are Hindered by Poor Sleep
Most medical experts agree that flaxseed can help manage cholesterol and fight inflammation, a new study suggests it may also help reduce obesity. Flaxseed’s effects on the gut Researchers from Sweden’s University of Gothenburg and Denmark’s University of Copenhagen conducted a study to determine if flaxseed could positively impact obesity and metabolic health. The researchers … Continue reading Can You Reduce Obesity With Flaxseed Fiber?
There’s new evidence that unhealthy food cravings can be crushed in as few as two minutes with one simple trick. How the duration of a scent affects cravings University of South Florida researchers did some experiments to determine how the ambient scent of certain foods might impact someone’s decision to eat or purchase healthy or … Continue reading A Simple Way to Combat Cravings
Can yo-yo dieting hurt your heart’s health? Find out what new research says.
Here’s an interesting fact for people with obesity: You may have a decreased ability to detect smells odors and discriminate between various smells. Understanding the link between obesity and smelling Researchers from Otago’s Departments of Food Science, Anatomy, and Mathematics/Statistics reviewed previous studies on the link between obesity and sense of smell, as well as … Continue reading Obesity Linked to Sense of Smell
Having high blood pressure can put you at risk of developing cardiovascular diseases, but a new study says exercise may be just as effective as drugs at decreasing hypertension. The findings on exercise and hypertension New research published in the British Journal of Sports Medicine compared data from 194 clinical trials focusing on the impact … Continue reading Exercise Helps Blood Pressure as Well as Drugs
A new device might aid weight loss with very few side effects.
Although you may know when you have more energy to exercise, you may not be aware that there’s are times of the day where we burn more calories. When you burn more calories A study published in Current Biology found that we burn 10% more calories later in the day, no matter what we’re doing. … Continue reading Time of Day You Burn Most Calories
